The sessions will be held at the Hospice center, south of Tavares on Lane Park Road, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

''What we will suggest to them is that there is no right or wrong way to respond to their emotions,'' Rose said. ''We will give some ideas they can draw from to make changes.''

To register or learn more about the sessions, call Hospice at 343-1341.

For the second straight year, Tavares restaurateurs Marco Efrati and Ron Garry are teaming with the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency to collect toys for needy families.

The owners of DiDonato's Pizza and Italian Restaurant on U.S. 441 will give away a pizza special that includes a glass of chianti for adults and a soft drink for youngsters in exchange for each unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more.